Physical Processes in Inorganic Scintillators

ISBN-13: 9780849337888 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 240 str.

Piotr A. Rodnyi; Marvin J. Weber

Opis

An exploration of the theory and applications of scintillation processes, outlining the development of better scintillation materials. The work defines the fundamental physical processes as a basis for controlling the primary scintillation characteristics of light output, decay time, emission spectrum, and radiation hardness. The book also explains the complicated mechanism of energy transformation in inorganic scintillators. The author presents useful equations with practical results rather than complicated derivations of equations.

Spis treści

Basic Principles and Processes: Physical Mechanism of Scintillation. Scintillation Materials. Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Scintillators. General Characteristics of Inorganic Scintillators. Scintillator Requirements in Various Applications. Conversion of Electronic Excitations in Solids: Charge Carrier Behaviors. Energy Losses. Scintillation Yield Spectra. Intrinsic Luminescence of Inorganic Scintillators: Excitonic Luminescence. Excitonic-Like Luminescence. Extrinsic Luminescence of Inorganic Scintillators: Thallium-Activated Halide Scintillators. Other Thallium-Based and Thallium-Doped Crystals. Crystals Containing Other ns2 Ions. Sodium-Activated Cesium Iodide. Rare-Earth-Activated Crystals. Defect Formation by Ionizing Radiation: Effect on Scintillator Characteristics. Mechanisms of Defect Formation. Efficiency of Defect Production. Formation Time of F-H Pairs. Closing Comments. References. Index.

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O autorze

Piotr A. Rodnyi, Ph.D. St.Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia